(PTI Photo)Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, who was serving a 10-year prison term in a teacher recruitment scam case, was released from New Delhi’s Tihar jail Friday. The 86-year-old Chautala accompanied by his grandson Karan Chautala, lawyers and party workers reached Tihar in the morning to complete formalities. Chautala was jailed in 2013 in a teacher recruitment scam case. Chautala’s former Officer on Special Duty Vidya Dhar and political advisor to the then Haryana CM Sher Singh Badshami were also given 10-year jail terms. The others who were given 10-year jail terms are Madan Lal Kalra, Durga Dutt Pradhan, Bani Singh, Ram Singh and Daya Saini.

Source: Indian Express July 02, 2021 22:38 UTC